Mikidadu Mohammed, Austin College assistant professor of economics, has written the just-released book The Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks. Published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge, it is now available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Mohammed, who joined the Austin College faculty in 2017, teaches courses in international finance, macroeconomics, predictive analytics, international… [Read More]
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Audrey Rose ’18 is shown with some of the third grade students who captured her heart during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Canary Islands during 2019-2020. For 2020-2021, she has been selected as the Fulbright Cultural and Pedagogy Mentor for the Canary Islands. She says she is “incredibly fortunate to have another year… [Read More]
Class Notes
1965 Price Smith marked 50 years as an attorney in fall 2020 and decided to take down his shingle. In a Wichita Falls newspaper article, he said he had always wanted to be a trial attorney, so he spent his life in work he loved. He said he is retiring now for health reasons. 1967… [Read More]
Capturing Dedicated Service on Canvas
John Deckert ’72 received a 2020 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award for portrayal of Marine Corps history, traditions, and culture through photography, art, documentaries, journalism, poetry, and nonfiction and fiction writing. John’s 2017 to 2019 art creations received The Colonel John W. Thomason Jr. Award for combat art. Each of the 19 winners received a… [Read More]
Explore the Chisholm Trail
Scott Metelko ’88 became Executive Director of Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma, in February 2020. He founded an entertainment design and fabrication firm creating themed environments in 1993 and has had extensive experience in museums, theme parks, and entertainment venues. Before the move to Duncan, he and his wife lived in Florida, where… [Read More]
Newsom Is President at SOSU
Thomas Newsom ’91 became President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in April 2020. Before assuming the presidency, he spent a year at A&M Commerce as Interim Vice President for Student Success and Dean of Students. He previously spent five years as President of Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He had also worked in… [Read More]
Living Out Her Mo-Ranch Memories
Allison M. Harris ’05 is Vice President of Development for Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, where she leads the ranch’s giving program. Established in 1949, Mo-Ranch is a camp and conference center in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, open to all to meet, stay, play, and pray. The 500 acres of Mo-Ranch are nestled along… [Read More]
Masucci Helps City of Plano Earn EPA WaterSense Award
Katie Masucci ’11 is Senior Environmental Education Coordinator for the City of Plano, Texas, focusing on the implementation of water efficiency and water quality education and outreach. She was pleased to have a part in the City of Plano earning the EPA WaterSense Partner of the Year Award in 2019, one of only three such… [Read More]
Mitchell Works as Land Use Planner
Evelyn Mitchell ’13 lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a Land Use Planner and an Equity Lead for the Department of Planning and Development in Fairfax County, Virginia. She reviews projects for the Public Facilities branch and helps the divisions within her department implement the county’s equity policy. Evelyn spent nine weeks in fall… [Read More]
Alumni Speak at 2020 TEDxAustinCollege
These alumni were among the five speakers for TEDxAustinCollege, offering “Ideas Worth Spreading” on October 3 in Ida Green Communication Center’s new Sally and Jim Nation Theatre before a safely distanced and masked audience. The Truth About ‘These Kids’ and ‘Those Teachers’ Brittnay Connor ’14 is a Dallas ISD teacher who has focused her career… [Read More]